RustForge Patch Notes: v3.1.0.0
"The Precision Update"
Transmission from the Forge 🎙️
"Builders and Artists, RustForge has been recalibrated, and the painting methods overhauled! I’ve heard the reports of 'ghost lines' and timing desyncs during high-speed operations. I have gutted the old timing methods and replaced them with high-frequency precise timing (Windows timing is not accurate, so I wrote a better Precision Timing Engine). Whether you’re a 1px perfectionist or a Turbo-speed speed-runner, RustForge now bends to your exact will. Glory to the Canvas!"
Patch Highlights
1:1 Pixel Precision: Full support for 1px brushes ensures every fine line is preserved.
Voidweave Algorithm: Now unlocked and free for all users!
High-Precision Timing: Rewrote the painting engine to bypass Windows clock limitations.
Steam Integration: New achievements and live painting statistics.
Steam Screenshots & Uploads: Screenshot on completion now saves screenshots to your RustForge Steam folder, now you can share your art, and screenshots directly to the RustForge Steam Community Hub!
⚖️ Balancing & Logic
Painting Engine
Timing Logic: Migrated from Windows Thread Timing to a custom Precision Timing system that supports blazing fast speeds as low as 1ms (unsafe for now, this is the Turbo (Experimental Feature)).
Normal Speed: Changed from 25ms to 10ms.
Fast Speed: Changed from 10ms to 8ms.
Fastest Speed: Unchanged and remains at the "Fastest, Safest Speed", 5ms.
Turbo Speed: Unchanged, but will now use the true timing value of 1ms.
Why this matters: Standard Windows Timing is notoriously inaccurate, usually causing different speed settings to feel identical. By using a "Tight Loop" custom Precision Timing Engine system, we now have true microsecond control.
Access
Voidweave Algorithm: This has now transitioned from being a Premium Feature to the free-to-play build! Now everyone can use the default 64 color palette in-game and produce even higher quality art for free! (* Not compatible with the Premium DLC Adaptive Palette)
The Goal: We want every artist in the RustForge community to have access to our most advanced painting methods so they can still create high quality artwork.
Gameplay & Features
1:1 Brush Support
The app now accurately paints using a 1px brush.
The Intent: This allows for maximum detail preservation, especially for complex designs that require fine-line accuracy.
Steam Statistics & Achievements
Added a new Painting Stats form tied directly to your Steam profile.
New Achievements added to track your progress in RustForge.
Data Integrity (Ctrl+S)
Added an automated Ctrl+S command upon painting completion.
The Fix: Fixes an issue where the "Automatically close Rust" option would kill the process before the game could autosave, causing players to lose their last few painted lines.
🔧 Fixes & UI Polishes
UI/UX Updates
Overhauled the Contributors UI to better honor those who helped fund our Steam Release.
Updated the Painting Completion and About forms for a cleaner look.
General polish across all menus for better readability.
Optimizations
App Footprint: Significantly reduced the overall file size of RustForge through code optimization.
Responsiveness: Improved system responsiveness by implementing smarter thread yielding.
Bugfixes
Timelapse Overlay: Fixed overlay bug, it was not displaying in timelapse preview regardless of setting.
Edge Protection: Fixed bug with edge protection methods math resulting in specks of unpainted areas.
📈 Known Issues
We are currently monitoring performance on lower-end CPUs when using "Turbo" speed due to the new Precision Timing Engine.